Gary Zerola the Boston lawyer and former prosecutor has ben cleared of rape charges in Florida. He was accused of sexual battery against an 18 year old college student while visiting Miami for a Patriot’s game. According to the Miami Dade prosecutor the victim “has numerous credibility issues and there is no physical forensic evidence… Read More
Archives for 2008
Police Must Take Lie Detectors
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimous decision that police officers can be forced to take lie detector tests when they are the subject of an internal investigation. The Court ruled that the the public confidence in the police must be protected and therefore when an officer is under investigation he or she must take… Read More
Boston Police Demand Judge Apology
The Boston Police are demanding that Roxbury judge Edward R. Redd apologize because he was deferential at a hearing for a convicted cop killer. Judge Redd presided over a probation hearing for Christopher Shays. Mr. Shays was convicted and served time in prison for planting a bomb that killed a Boston Police officer. On Wednesday… Read More
Boston Begins Controversial Search Program
The City of Boston is set to begin the so called Safe Home Initiative. This program, run by the Boston police, will allow the police to conduct warrantless searches the bedrooms of people under the age of 17 for illegal guns provided the police have the parents consent. At this point the police are vowing… Read More
Former “Most Eligible Bachelor” Not Guilty of Rape
Gary Zerola, 2001 People Magazine’s Most Eligible Bachelor and former Assistant District District Attorney, was found not guilty by a jury in his second rape case of the year. Mr. Zerola a criminal defense attorney was accused of raping a 19 year old Boston woman. Earlier this year, a jury acquitted him of the rape… Read More
13 Year Old Boy Arrsted for DWI/OUI
A 13 year old Quincy youth was arrested by the Masachusetts State Police on Tuesday night after taking police on a chase. Police noticed the 13 year old boy driving on the Neponset River Bridge without his headlights on. Police attempted to pull the vehicle over but the boy fled. After a short chase the… Read More
Judge Will Not Dismiss MIT Hoax Device Case
A judge at the East Boston District court declined to dismiss the case of the MIT student charged with a hoax device at Logan Airport. Lawyers for the girl charged argued that the staute she was being charged under was to vague and therefore the case should be dismissed. The judge disagreed and the case… Read More
Police Ignore Judge’s Order Not to Question Suspect
A retired judge testified in federal court yesterday that Boston police defied an order he gave a high-ranking officer not to interrogate Shawn Drumgold when they arrested him in August 1988 in connection with the killing of 12-year-old Darlene Tiffany Moore. Click here to read the Boston.com story This should serve as a reminder to… Read More
Of All Things to Hit
Police didn’t have to go far last night to arrest a man on drunken driving charges for the fourth time. Angel Hernandez crashed his Ford Ranger into the Waltham Police Department during roll call. Just before midnight the truck smashed through the rear door of the station and scattered glass and debris throughout a hallway… Read More
Police Bust Expensive Prostitution Ring
An international prostitution ring that charged wealthy clients in Europe and the United States up to $5,500 an hour for the body of their choice was stripped of its high-class veneer with the arrest of four organizers, prosecutors announced Thursday. Charges were unsealed in Manhattan accusing the four of participating in a prostitution ring that… Read More